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Roads and transportation infrastructures are among the most extensive human-made transformations on Earth—shaping landscapes, enabling connectivity, and driving economic growth. Yet, behind these undeniable benefits lies a complex web of ecological consequences. Roads fragment habitats, alter ecosystems, and influence biodiversity in ways that ripple across the planet, raising urgent questions for sustainable development.
This groundbreaking book is the first to comprehensively present both the current state of knowledge and future directions in the emerging discipline of Road Ecology. Organized into 5 sections, it offers a clear and accessible structure:
Road-Related Impacts - How roads affect ecosystems and species
Global Perspectives - Insights from Road Ecology research worldwide
Organism-Level Effects - From plants to wildlife, understanding species-specific responses
Emerging Topics - Innovative approaches and future challenges.
Each chapter concludes with a forward-looking perspective, ensuring readers gain not only a deep understanding of today's science but also a vision for tomorrow's solutions.
This essential resource addresses a long-standing gap: the difficulty of integrating all aspects of Road Ecology into a single, coherent reference. By promoting a multidisciplinary approach, it empowers scientists, students, and stakeholders—such as road authorities, wildlife managers, and conservation planners—to mitigate ecological costs while enhancing societal benefits.
Whether you are a researcher, policymaker, or an environmentally conscious reader, this book offers the knowledge and tools to navigate one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time.
Contents
Part I. Road Impacts - How Roads Affect Ecosystems and Species.- Chapter 1. Conceptual Frameworks for Roadkill Risk and Road-Mortality Surveys.- Chapter 2. Fatal Attraction and Costly Avoidance: Wildlife Behaviour in a World of Roads.- Chapter 3. The Effects of Roads on Wildlife Movement.- Chapter 4. Habitat Loss and Fragmentation Due to Roads.- Chapter 5. Ecological Impacts of Road Lighting.- Chapter 6. Impacts of Traffic Noise on Wildlife.- Chapter 7. From Road Pavement to the Climate: Chemical Pollution from Vehicular Traffic.- Chapter 8. Roadsides as Novel Ecosystems and Potential Ecological Traps: Reviewing the State of Knowledge.- Chapter 9. Vertebrate Glucocorticoid Physiology and Road Ecology.- Chapter 10. Highway to Health: Impacts of Roads on Wildlife Health.- Chapter 11. Roads and Animal Reproduction.- Chapter 12. Road Impacts on Population Persistence.- Chapter 13. Impacts of Roads on Animal Evolution.- Chapter 14. Road Effects on Species Interactions.- Chapter 15. Roadside Habitats - Communities and Ecology.- Chapter 16. Roads and Ecosystem Services.- Chapter 17. Roads as Drivers of Biological Invasions.- Chapter 18. Impacts of Roads on Eco-Hydrology and Geomorphology.- Chapter 19. Neutral and Positive Effects of Roads on Animals.- Part II. Road Ecology around the World - Regional Accounts Revealing both Common Threads and Unique Challenges.- Chapter 20. Road Ecology in Africa: Applying the Discipline for Sustainable Outcomes.- Chapter 21. Road Ecology in Asia.- Chapter 22. Road Ecology in Europe.- Chapter 23. Road Ecology in Latin America.- Chapter 24. Road Ecology in North America: Emerging Issues and Ongoing Challenges.- Chapter 25. Road Ecology in Oceania.- Part III. Road Impacts on Different Organisms - Detailed Treatments for Major Taxonomic Groups.- Chapter 26. Road Impacts on Health and Conservation of Plants.- Chapter 27. Road Impacts on Insects.- Chapter 28. Effects of Roads on Freshwater Fish: Insights on Road Planning and Management.- Chapter 29. Amphibian Road Ecology and Mitigation; A Synthesis of Progress and Lingering Unanswered Questions.- Chapter 30. Reptiles and Roads: What We Know and What We Need to Learn.- Chapter 31. The Impact of Roads on Birds.- Chapter 32. Walking, Flying, and Gliding Over Roads: The Impacts of Roads on Mammals.- Part IV. Emerging Topics in Road Ecology - from Infrastructure Synergies to Cutting-Edge Technologies and Global Development Initiatives.- Chapter 33. Mitigation Effectiveness in Road Ecology.- Chapter 34. Wildlife Road-Crossing Structures.- Chapter 35. Ecological-Economic Optimization in Road Ecology.- Chapter 36. Large-Scale Assessments of Transportation Infrastructure Impacts: Identifying Species and Areas at Risk.- Chapter 37. Roadless Areas.- Chapter 38. A Beginner's Guide to Molecular Road Ecology: Revealing the Genetic Legacy of a Fragmented World.- Chapter 39. Species Traits in Road Ecology: Defining Intrinsic Vulnerability.- Chapter 40. Hierarchical Models to Improve Inference in Road Ecology.- Chapter 41. A Blockchain Approach to Volunteer Data Collection in Transportation-Ecology.- Chapter 42. Technological Methods in Road Ecology.- Chapter 43. Environmental Impacts of Off-Road Vehicles: Substantial, Widespread and Challenging to Manage.- Chapter 44. Global Transport Infrastructure Development Initiatives.- Chapter 45. Beyond the Right-of-Way: Integrating Fence and Road Ecology.- Chapter 46. Road Ecology and Railway Ecology: Similarities and Differences.- Chapter 47. Road Ecology and Power line Ecology: Similarities and Differences.- Chapter 48. IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas is Tackling the Ecological Impacts of Transportation Systems.- Chapter 49. Mainstreaming Road Ecology in Biodiversity Conservation Policies.- Part V. Conclusions - Distilling the Policy and Research Directions That Can Lead to Meaningful Change.- Chapter 50. Charting the Path Ahead: Key Research Priorities in Road Ecology.
